Patton J. - An Approach To Comping - The Essentials - Book & CDs

This new book by Jeb Patton, The Essentials, is a comprehensive and detailed guide to comping behind a jazz soloist. It provides step-by-step instructions for basic comping rhythms, voicings and progressions, as played by some of the masters, including Bud Powell, Horace Silver, Tadd Dameron and Barry Harris. Not only does it contain written examples and suggested listening, but also eleven note-for-note transcriptions and three modified transcriptions in the style of Red Garland, Sonny Clark and Bobby Timmons. There are even eighty comping exercises to help you get the concepts down. Plus, two CDs with demonstrations and play-along tracks, as well as interviews with Harold Mabern and Renee Rosnes about the art of comping. It's an invaluable resource for any jazz pianist.